Friends of the Supreme Court : interest groups and judicial decision making / Paul M. Collins, Jr.
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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: xiii, 234 pagesSubject(s): - United States. Supreme Court
- United States. Supreme Court
- USA -- Oberster Gerichtshof
- Geschichte 1946-2001
- Pressure groups -- United States
- Constitutional law -- United States -- Decision making
- Political questions and judicial power -- United States
- LAW -- Government -- Federal
- Constitutional law -- Decision making
- Political questions and judicial power
- Pressure groups
- Pressure-group
- United States
- 347.73/26 22
- KF8742 .C62
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-219) and index.
Introduction -- Interest group litigation -- Amicus curiae participation in the Supreme Court -- Amici curiae and judicial decision making -- Amici curiae and the consistency of judicial decision making -- Amici curiae and dissensus on the Supreme Court -- Conclusions and implications.
Paul Collins explores how organised interests influence the justices' decision making, including how the justices vote and whether they choose to author concurrences and dissents.
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